1st/2nd Line Support Contracts in Preston

1st/2nd Line Support
Lancashire > Preston

The median 1st/2nd Line Support daily rate in Preston is £110 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 - 17
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st/2nd Line Support 1 0 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston 1.89% - 6.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% - 6.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - £156
25th Percentile £105 - £161
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £110 - £175
75th Percentile £115 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £110 - £175

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Preston

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Preston. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title 33 67 86
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 62.26% 83.75% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 24 41
10th Percentile £241 £306 £163
25th Percentile £359 £363 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £453 £375
Median % change year-on-year +16.02% +20.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £743 £562 £486
90th Percentile £976 £816 £569
Lancashire median daily rate £500 £520 £475
% change year-on-year -3.85% +9.47% +18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 33 33
10th Percentile - £25.75 £15.18
25th Percentile £11.77 £29.30 £18.62
Median hourly rate £40.25 £42.16 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.52% +6.72% +115.38%
75th Percentile £46.18 £50.25 £44.03
90th Percentile - £55.79 £48.19
Lancashire median hourly rate £42.91 £42.33 £34.44
% change year-on-year +1.38% +22.91% +56.53%

1st/2nd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings that featured 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Preston

1st/2nd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in Preston.

Daily rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Preston

1st/2nd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 1st/2nd Line Support in Preston.

Hourly rate trend for 1st/2nd Line Support in Preston

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Top 2 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 1st/2nd Line Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region featuring 1st/2nd Line Support in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365

1st/2nd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory